Should you chew wood? The study could represent a change in thinking. After all, lignophagia — chewing wood — has been considered abnormal for humans, though beavers and horses do it quite often.

Gum chewing has been shown to boost blood flow to the brain, enhancing alertness, focus and cognitive function. Researchers discovered that wood chewing may be even more beneficial.

Liz Black, Horseheathers: We have all had our share of beavers in the barn. Horses that for whatever reason decided they had a future in construction and tried to chew their way in or out of the barn.

Chewing significantly boosted glutathione levels in subjects' anterior cingulate cortices, especially in the wood-chewing group compared with the gum-chewing group, the researchers report.

A flourishing beaver population on the banks of the Spokane River, stretching east from the 100-acre park in the city’s downtown to the shores behind Gonzaga University at least, is being blamed ...

If you've been knocking on wood hoping that your cognitive skills will stay sharp your whole life, you might consider chewing that wood instead.

A flourishing beaver population along the banks of the Spokane River, stretching east from the 100-acre park in the city’s downtown to the shores behind Gonzaga University at least, is being ...